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Volume 14 Issue 2 (2018)

Letter from the Editors
pp. 38-38
First published on 30 June 2018 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0236-1
Konrad Janowski, Rob H. J. van der Lubbe, Ulrich Ansorge
APA
Janowski, K., van der Lubbe, R., & Ansorge, U. (2018). Dear Readers, Authors, Reviewers and Editorial Board Members of Advances in Cognitive Psychology. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 14(2), 38. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0236-1
Abstract

In this second newsletter of 2018, we wanted to inform you about some major changes in the editorial board of our journal.

Poking Left To Be Right? A Model-Based Analysis of Temporal Order Judged by Mice
pp. 39-50
First published on 30 June 2018 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0237-0
Jan Tünnermann, Ingrid Scharlau
Corresponding author:
Jan Tünnermann, Cognitive Psychology, Paderborn University, Germany.
Email: jan.tuennermann@uni-paderborn.de
APA
Tünnermann, J., & Scharlau, I. (2018). Poking Left To Be Right? A Model-Based Analysis of Temporal Order Judged by Mice. Advances in cognitive psychology, 14(2), 39-50. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0237-0
Abstract

The theory of visual attention (TVA) provides a formal framework for the assessment of visual attention and related processes. Its center is a mathematical model of visual encoding processes and discretely defined components of attention. Building on this model, TVA offers quantitative and process-related explanations for a variety of phenomena in the domain of visual attention. Because the theory relies on very general assumptions which might hold true for other domains of sensory processing, we tested its possible explanatory value for tactile processing in mice. Reanalyzing published data of temporal-order judgments by mice, we show how a TVA-based analysis identifies the processes which drive observable behavior and that it comes to conclusions quite different from those of conventional analyses of temporal-order judgments. According to this analysis, despite the same overall capacity dedicated to the task, some mice assume attentional biases toward one side, possibly to optimize their overall performance. We suggest that TVA's concepts provide a powerful point of vantage to find explanations for observable behavior where conventional analysis easily leads to dead ends.

Age and Sex Differences in Verbal and Visuospatial Abilities
pp. 51-61
First published on 30 June 2018 | DOI:10.5709/acp-0238-x
Efrat Barel, Orna Tzischinsky
Corresponding author:
Efrat Barel, Department of Behavioral Sciences, The Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel, Emek Yezreel, Israel.
E-mail: efratb@yvc.ac.il
APA
Barel, E., & Tzischinsky, O. (2018). Age and Sex Differences in Verbal and Visuospatial Abilities. Advances in cognitive psychology, 2(14), 51-61. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0238-x
Abstract

In order to explore the developmental patterns of sex differences in verbal and visuospatial abilities, the present study investigated sex differences in various cognitive abilities among children and adults. Three hundred and twenty-six children and adults completed a battery of six cognitive tasks testing two sets of abilities: The verbal cognitive battery tested verbal fluency and short-term memory tasks. The visuospatial battery tested mental rotation, localization, and form-completion tasks. Results showed a significant Sex × Age interaction on the mental rotation task, with men outperforming women in the 3D task, but with no sex differences shown in childhood in the 2D task. Sex differences in verbal fluency were found, with girls and women outperforming boys and men in this task. Findings are discussed within an integrative approach of biological as well as environmental factors.

Zadania finansowane w ramach umowy 801/P-DUN/2018 ze środków Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę: Finansowanie zagranicznych redaktorów naczelnych; Przygotowanie i edycja anglojęzycznych publikacji; Upowszechnianie publikacji i ułatwianie dostępu do nich szerokiemu gronu odbiorców; Utworzenie nowej platformy do udostępniania artykułów. W latach 2022-2024 czasopismo naukowe Advances in Cognitive Psychology otrzymuje dofinansowanie w ramach programu Rozwój Czasopism Naukowych Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (nr rejestracyjny wniosku/umowy: RCN/SN/0494/2021/1; wartość dofinansowania przyznanego przez Ministerstwo: 45,954.00 PLN; całkowita wartość zadania: 91,908.00 PLN; data podpisania umowy o dofinansowanie zadania: 23.12.2022). Projekt ma na celu podniesienie standardów naukowych i wydawniczych czasopism naukowych oraz zwiększenie ich międzynarodowego wpływu i zasięgu. Dofinansowanie przyznane Advances in Cognitive Psychology przez Ministerstwo są przeznaczone na: (a) opłatę licencji/dostępu do pakietu oprogramowania redakcyjnego, w tym systemu antyplagiatowego, oraz rejestracji numerów DOI dla publikowanych artykułów; (b) wdrożenie współczesnych najlepszych praktyk wydawniczych na poziomie system oprogramowania redakcyjnego, w tym integracji numerów DOI, (c) opłatę licencji/dostępu do programu do składu artykułów oraz (d) promocję czasopisma online wśród potencjalnych autorów i czytelników.

Tasks financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education on the basis of the contract no. 801/P-DUN/2018 out of the funds designed for activities promoting science: Preparation and editing of English versions of articles. Financing foreign Editors-in-Chief, Dissemination of publications and increasing their accessibility to a broad range of readers, Creation of the XML conversion platform to improve the access to the articles (2018-2019). In 2022-2024, Advances in Cognitive Psychology receives financing from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland within the program Rozwój Czasopism Naukowych (application/contract no. RCN/SN/0494/2021/1; total value of the project: 91,908.00 PLN; funds granted directly by the Ministry: 45,954.00 PLN; date of signing the contract: 23.12.2022). The aim of the project is to improve the scientific and editorial standards of scientific journals as well as to increase their international impact and reach. The funds received as part of the program are used by Advances in Cognitive Psychology to (a) finance access to an editorial system software suite, including an anti-plagiarism tool, and to register DOI numbers for the published articles, (b) implement current best practices into the editorial workflow on the level of the editorial system suite, including the addition of ORCID numbers, (c) finance access to typesetting software, and (d) promote the journal among potential authors and readers online.